Spinal injections typically involve administering corticosteroids and anesthetics directly into the space around the spinal cord. This process targets the inflamed or irritated nerves, providing ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can temporarily or permanently disrupt critical functions, from sensation to breathing, contributing to substantial patient morbidities that are often lifelong. Researchers ...

The failure to demonstrate efficacy of epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis suggests that this extremely common practice does not stand on firm evidence. Furthermore, some ...

Adeno-associated viruses (AAV) have emerged as the lead vector in clinical trials and form the basis for several approved gene therapies for human diseases, mainly owing to their ability to sustain ...

Recently, using AAV-based reprogramming of striatal astrocytes ... Among the therapeutic alternatives proposed in recent decades, electrical neuromodulation therapies, i.e., Deep Brain Stimulation ...

aDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada bDivision of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health ...

Vincent Gaynor remembers, almost to the minute, when he realized his part in birthing the breakthrough gene therapy Zolgensma ...

Preventing these WBCs from moving into your brain and spinal cord may help slow their damage ... The number of injections depends on the drug: Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) is a manufactured ...

How Often. 1 out of 200 newborns. Symptoms. Redness spreads around the navel. The area may be tender, swollen and have a foul odor. Definition. Small round growth in center of navel after the cord ...